Monsoons bring cheer for industry, despair for people in Chhattisgarh

While tanks for storing drinking water contain only 30 per cent of storage capacity, those providing water to industry are well stocked

The good rainfall that Chhattisgarh has witnessed during the past fortnight has brought respite for the industry and worry for the denizens.

The storage tanks that supply drinking water are still empty while those providing water to the industry are comfortably stocked. Chhattisgarh dams levels rose to 50 per cent to overall capacity on Sunday, as streams and rivers carrying with rain flowed into the storage dams.

During the corresponding period last year, dams were filled up to 57 per cent of capacity despite 96 of the 149 tehsils in the state having been declared as drought-hit due to poor rainfall.

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